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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
autism /ˈɔːtɪz(ə)m/

▶noun a mental condition characterized by great difficulty in communicating with others and in using language and abstract concepts.

– derivatives
autistic adjective & noun.

– origin early 20th cent.: from Gk autos ‘self’ + -ism.

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